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calcu

Syllables: cal·cu/ˈkæl.kjʊ/

calcu is the clipping of calculator.

Meaning of calculator

Noun

calculator (plural calculators)

  1. A mechanical or electronic device that performs mathematical calculations; (now usually) an electronic one specifically.
    • electronic calculator; pocket calculator
  2. (historical) A person who performs mathematical calculation.
    • During the war, his grandmother had worked at the Bletchley Park decoding station as a calculator.
    Synonyms:
    computer, reckoner
  3. A person who calculates (in the sense of scheming).
    • Near-synonyms: schemer, plotter; manipulator
  4. (obsolete) A set of mathematical tables.
    Synonyms:
    ready reckoner

Forms of calcu

pluralcalcus

Questions about calcu

What is calcu the clipping of?
Calcu is the clipping of calculator.
How do you pronounce calcu?
Calcu is pronounced /ˈkæl.kjʊ/.

Words near calcu in the dictionary

  1. calcsinter
  2. calcspar
  3. calcspars
  4. calctufa
  5. calctuff
  6. calcu
  7. calcudoku
  8. calculabilities
  9. calculability
  10. calculable
  11. calculableness

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Adapted from Wiktionary: calcu (page history and authors); calculator (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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